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Pete Massiello Well, it has been a hell of a week, which seemed to start even on the way to the airport with getting in a few last minute calls. So, how was my week at COMMON’s premier event, POWERUp…
Posted in: Blog Tagged with: COMMON, common spring conference, COMMON User Group, ibm conference, ibm i conference, powerup 2019
On April 23rd, 2019, IBM announced the newest release of the operating system IBM i 7.4. The announcement contained hundreds of updates to the OS and licensed programs. One new licensed program, DB2 Mirror for i was also announced. It…
Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery, IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400) Tagged with: continuous availability, db2, db2 for i, db2 mirror, ibm i 7.4
Now that I have your attention, I want to discuss a serious topic; disaster recovery. In the event of an actual disaster, you want to be able to recover as quickly as possible to reduce the number of transactions that…
Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery Tagged with: Backup, Backup and Recovery, Backup Management, Disaster Recovery, ibm i backup, ibm i backup and recovery
If you remember in a statement about my predictions for 2019, I said that the next release of IBM i would contain some of the biggest enhancements ever put out by IBM for OS/400 or IBM i. Well, it is…
Posted in: Blog Tagged with: 7.4, IBM i, ibm i 7.4, ibm i os, ibm i os upgrades
POWER6 machines reached end of support on 3/31/2019, with the end of support for many POWER7 models following in September. Many companies are still running these models, and they are looking for options. In the past, IBM has not offered…
Posted in: Blog Tagged with: End of Support, extended maintenance, Hardware Maintenance, ibm hardware support, IBM i, POWER6, Power7
“My system is working fine. Why do I need to upgrade the OS?” I get asked this all the time. Well, there are certainly a few reasons, and without getting too technical let’s explore a few of them. 1. Why…
Posted in: Blog Tagged with: IBM i, ibm i 7.1, ibm i 7.2, ibm i os upgrades, OS Upgrades
This article is originally published from MC Press Online. To see the original article, visit their post here. Yes, high-praise press is good. So build on it. One of the most interesting developments to come out of IBM Think this…
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Pete Massiello and Richie Palma have articles published within the February 2019 COMMON Connect Newsletter with a focus on cognitive computing. Massiello’s article, “Your Company Will Likely Go Out of Business” covers the advantage of cognitive computing, its relation to…
Posted in: Blog, iTech Announcements Tagged with: cognitive computing, COMMON, COMMON User Group, IBM i, IBM i speaker, Pete Massiello, Richie Palma
iTech Solutions’ Pete Massiello, Yvonne Enselman, Richie Palma, and Steve Pitcher have been recognized for their sessions at Fall 2018 COMMON conference. COMMON speaker awards are designed to recognize speaker excellence. After each session at the COMMON conference, attendees are…
Posted in: Blog, iTech Announcements Tagged with: COMMON, COMMON User Group, IBM i, IBM i speaker, Pete Massiello, Richie Palma, steve pitcher, Yvonne Enselmen
When people talk to us about backup and recovery, one of the most common questions is “how often should I be doing a full system save?” Given we’re about to install PTFs or upgrade the OS, my response is always,…
Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery, OS, PTF, & Firmware Upgrades Tagged with: Backup and Recovery, Backup Management, ibm i backup and recovery, IBM i cloud backup, ibm i in the cloud, Virtual Tape Library
